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Denmark

Returning with an individual country write up after a five-year hiatus , Denmark has received the highest overall average score ( 5.42 ) amongst the Nordic countries . The total marks a marginal increase on last year , giving Denmark an overall rating of Good from our respondents . Looking at the data , it is Relationship Management ( 6.33 ) that has the highest score , followed by Client Service ( 5.95 ). These two categories have also seen the largest uptick in overall rating . Excitingly , six categories have beaten the global average . Data Services ( 4.87 ) and Securities Lending ( 4.64 ) have received the lowest scores , both seeing a downward shift since last year to now sit within the Satisfactory segment . When it comes to client size , those within the $ 250 million- $ 1 billion range provide the highest ratings ( 6.23 ). It is also worth noting that no Danish respondents with an AUM of over $ 10 billion participated in this year ’ s survey .

SEB SEB has seen a significant increase in its overall rating since 2023 , up 20 basis points from last year to reach 5.87 . Much like the overall score in the country , it is
Relationship Management which marks highest for SEB , with plenty of praise for its “ knowledgeable and well-connected and dedicated ” relationship management team and how it keeps its clients pro-actively informed of upcoming changes . This category also saw the largest annual uptick , rising 74 basis points to achieve a near perfect score . Seven of the 13 categories have been rated as Very Good , with the remaining sitting within the Good segment . The bank has seen a slight downward
shift in three categories . Technology has seen the largest reduction ( -0.37 ), though still sits in the Good range , with praise for the providers user-friendly “ web interface tool CI Online ” and easy-to-use tech functionalities .
Denmark
Denmark 2024
Denmark 2023
Global Average
Difference to Global
SEB
Account Management
5.92
5.61
5.83
0.09
6.41
Asset Safety and risk management
5.51
5.53
5.73
-0.21
6.14
Asset Servicing
5.72
5.39
5.59
0.13
6.15
Cash Management and FX
5.57
5.27
5.46
0.11
6.18
Client Service
5.95
5.56
5.84
0.11
6.39
Data Services
4.87
5.14
5.44
-0.57
5.03
Service Innovation
5.20
5.38
5.43
-0.24
5.40
Liquidity Management
5.08
5.21
5.41
-0.34
5.62
Pricing
5.13
5.24
5.20
-0.07
5.52
Regulation and Compliance
5.60
5.47
5.57
0.04
6.04
Relationship Management
6.33
5.78
6.15
0.18
6.74
Securities Lending
4.64
5.29
5.17
-0.53
5.20
Technology
5.00
5.47
5.33
-0.33
5.49
Average
5.42
5.41
5.55
-0.12
5.87
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